Is it Stress Related? In earlier years, this question has taken an important place, the focus was on whether psychological stress or psychopathology prevented conception, particularly for women. With advances in the technological assessment of fertility, the number of couples with unexplained infertility has decreased, resulting in less emphasis on mysterious psychological cause of infertility.
Stress could theoretically interfere with pregnancy through direct hormonal effects, or indirectly by impairing a couple's capacity to have effective sexual intercourse or to follow the complex instructions and sexual prescriptions involved in medical treatment. However, the major focus of mental health care for infertile couples is to help them cope with the emotional impact of infertility treatment. |
For male partner a simple semen examination is required. In case of azoospermia addition test of FSH/LH & testicular biopsy may be advised. In the female partner hormonal assays hysterosalpingography and ovulation studies are the basic tests. Due to some clinical finding the clinician may ask for Lapro-hyteroscopy.